Dying to be Famous? Shooting Fuels Debate Over Safety of Prozac for Teens Sun, 27 Mar 2005 An Op Ed in The New York Times by Lionel Shriver (from London), dismisses the notion promulgated by the mental health industry–which is under the influence of drug companies–that “early signs” in troubled…
Jury Finds Chrisopher Pittman Guilty of Murder Tue, 15 Feb 2005 A jury rejected the link between the murder by a (then) 12 year old to the effect of the antidepressant Zoloft. The jury found Christopher Pittman guilty of murder—as charged. He faces 30 years to life in prison as…
Family Wonders if Prozac Prompted School Shootings Sat, 26 Mar 2005 The New York Times reports that family members of Jeffe Weise, the Mennesota student who went on a shooting rampage, believe that Prozac "could have been the final straw" that triggered Weise to kill. “They kept upping the dose…
Pfizer issues prosecutors a manual to defend drug – Star Ledger Thu, 5 Aug 2004 In the May 14, 2004, settlement of a lawsuit initiated by a whistleblower, Pfizer pleaded guilty to criminal fraud in the promotion of Neurontin, and agreed to pay $430 million. https://ahrp.org/infomail/04/05/16.php A report in The…
Failed Paxil drug tests in children concealed – Guardian UK Thu, 5 Feb 2004 The Guardian (UK) reports (below) that BBC Panorama had obtained secret 1998 documents from SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline, GSK) showing that the company deliberately concealed the failure of Seroxat / Paxil to demonstrate a benefit for…
A Come Back for Psychosurgery? Wed, 6 Aug 2003 The Los Angeles Times reports that experimental psychosurgery is once again on the rise – at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital and Brown University. It is acknowledged that “Researchers still do not fully understand how the operations affect the brain, or why”……
Brainstorm to Breakthrough: A Surgical Procedure is Born – NYT Mon, 4 Aug 2003 Two contrasting reports about experimental surgical procedures: The New York Times reports about a breakthrough surgical procedure to lengthen the intestine in babies born with an intestine so short it is dysfunctional and they are at…
THE ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION Testimony by Vera Hassner Sharav Committee on the Use of Third Party Toxicity Research with Human Research Participants Science, Technology, and Law Program The National Academies of Science January 8, 2003 My name is Vera Sharav and I am the president and founder of…
Testimony by Vera Hassner Sharav before the Committee on the Use of Third Party Toxicity Research with Human Research Participants; Science, Technology, and Law Program; The National Academies of Science Committee on the Use of Third Party Toxicity Research with Human Research Participants
My name is Vera Sharav and I am the president and founder of The Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP) a citizens’ watchdog organization monitoring human research to ensure that the moral principles enshrined in the Nuremberg Code and the Declaration of Helsinki are preserved and followed in experiments involving human beings.
AHRP InfoMail Return to Home Page Return to InfoMail Media Coverage List MediaCoverage News Stories on Human ResearchProtection andCommentary by Vera Hassner Sharav March 25, 2002 Federal Agency Does Not Adequately Enforce Federal Standards of Ethics andSafety. FYI The Boston Globe takes a critical look at the federalOffice of Human…
Medicine: Once a wary watchdog, the Food and Drug Administration set out to become a "partner" of the pharmaceutical industry. Today, the public has more remedies, but some are proving lethal.
Two American Academics Are Accused Of Endangering Patients And Stealing $10 Million
